# бой
## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɔj]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

O-grade deverbal of би́я (bíja, “to beat”). Diachronically, inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь.

#### Noun

бой • (boj) m (relational adjective бо́ен)
* beating, thrashing, drubbing, whopping, whipping, flogging, leathering, knock-about, punch-up, caning
    як бой ― jak boj ― solid whopping
    зверски бой ― zverski boj ― brutal beating
    съдирам някого от бой ― sǎdiram njakogo ot boj ― to beat s.o. to a pulp (literally, “to tear s.o. apart via beating”)
* battle, fight, combat, ruck, set-to, struggle
    ръкопашен бой ― rǎkopašen boj ― hand-to-hand fight
    въздушен бой ― vǎzdušen boj ― areal combat
    превземам без бой ― prevzemam bez boj ― to conquer without striking a blow
    хвърлям в боя ― hvǎrljam v boja ― to bring/send in battle

##### Declension

$^1$Archaic or dialectal.

##### Derived terms

* набо́й (nabój) (dialectal)
* отбо́й (otbój)
* побо́й (pobój)
* прибо́й (pribój)
* разбо́й (razbój)
* убо́й (ubój) (dated)
* бо́ев (bóev)
* бо́ен (bóen)
* бо́як (bójak)

##### Related terms

* би́тка (bítka), би́тва (bítva) (action nouns)
* бое́ц (boéc) (agent noun)

#### References

* “бой¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “бой (1)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1895) “бо́й, бо́еве”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 60
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бой¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 63

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوی (boy, “stature”).

#### Noun

бой • (boj) m (dialectal)
* height, size
    Synonym: (native term) ръст (rǎst)

##### Declension
#### References

* “бой²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “бой (2)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
* Nayden Gerov (1895) “*бо́й”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 1, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 60
* Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бой²”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 64

## Russian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [boj]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oj

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojь, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to strike, hew”). Cognate with бить (bitʹ, “to beat”), with typical Indo-European nominal o-ablaut.

#### Noun

бой • (boj) m inan (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бои́, genitive plural боёв, relational adjective боево́й)
* beating, breakage
* battle, combat, engagement
    рукопа́шный бой ― rukopášnyj boj ― hand-to-hand fight(ing)/combat
* fight, fighting, struggle
* striking (of a clock)

##### Synonyms

* бата́лия (batálija)
* бие́ние (bijénije)
* би́тва (bítva)
* борьба́ (borʹbá)
* матч (matč)
* оско́лки (oskólki)
* поеди́нок (pojedínok)
* разбитие (razbitije)
* раскалывание (raskalyvanije)
* сраже́ние (sražénije)
* схва́тка (sxvátka)
* черепки́ (čerepkí)

##### Related terms

* бить (bitʹ)
* боево́й (bojevój)
* боёк (bojók)
* бое́ц (bojéc)
* бо́йня (bójnja)
* бойцовский (bojcovskij)
* бойцо́вый (bojcóvyj)
* дальнобо́йщик m (dalʹnobójščik)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English boy.

#### Noun

бой • (boj) m anim (genitive бо́я, nominative plural бо́и, genitive plural бо́ев)
* (archaic) boy (servant)
** 1916, P. D. Ouspensky, Разговоры с дьяволом:Сначало старший бой принёс горячий, рассыпчатый, душистый рис. Лесли положил на тарелку порядочную порцию. Потом другой бой принёс два блюда с судочками с разными соусами- соус из раковых шеек, соус из рыбы, соус из яиц с томатом, соус из кусочков рублённого мяса, очень противный желтый соус из корня кёрри и соус из какой-то зелени вроде стручков.Snačalo staršij boj prinjós gorjačij, rassypčatyj, dušistyj ris. Lesli položil na tarelku porjadočnuju porciju. Potom drugoj boj prinjós dva bljuda s sudočkami s raznymi sousami- sous iz rakovyx šejek, sous iz ryby, sous iz jaic s tomatom, sous iz kusočkov rubljónnovo mjasa, očenʹ protivnyj želtyj sous iz kornja kjórri i sous iz kakoj-to zeleni vrode stručkov.At first the old boy brought hot, crumbly, fragrant rice. Leslie put a decent portion on the plate. Then another boy brought two dishes with cruets with different sauces- a crawfish tail sauce, a fish sauce, a sauce of eggs with tomato, a sauce of pieces of diced meat, a very revolting yellow sauce of curry root and a sauce of some kind of green, like husks.

##### Declension
## Southern Altai
### Etymology

Compare to Kyrgyz бой (boy, “growth”)

### Noun

бой • (boy)
* growth

### References

N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “бой”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN